Davis County Notes A Summer Parade of Visits and Local Happenings
Davis county reports a string of visitors including Mrs Wim Kam e40 visiting Madison Wisconsin and Mrs Bigelow with children from Freeport. Local figure J A Smith becomes night operator. A show and political events pepper the week as families travel from Rockford Beloit Cedar Rapids and Rock City. A three legged seal is born to M Kurtz and health news on Victor Bliss follows appendectomy.
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Wim
Kame
Madison
Wis
Bigelow
Freemort
Iva Sheckler
Rockford
Bartholomew
Begsie
Warren
Beloit
P. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Kropf
Blakely
Mt. Carroll
W. E.morris
J. A. Smith
Sunberry
Mand
I. Markel
Winneshiek
Kurtz
Frank’ Orth
Raymond
Minn
Sis
B. Cooper
Sweeley
Winslow
M. Kurtz
Local Cedarville Notes on Rain Visits and Visitors
From Our Own Correspondent Cedarville July 80 a soaking rain refreshed the area. Local visits include Mrs Charles Sullivan Soliday and relatives, Rev J K Shultz and wife, and Mrs Mary Weidh. Several residents travel and guests arrive from Freeport McConnell Monroe and Chicago. A bird nest specimen is sent to the post office and sidewalk construction continues. Buckeye Insurance records two losses from lightning, a barn and a woodshed burned. A near accident involves A B McCammon in hay fork mishap. O R Newcomb plans a Low a vacation visit. Readers urged to share items with correspondents.
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Cedarville
Charles Sullivan
Soliday
J. K. Shultz
Mary Weidh
Charlotte C. Richart
Wm. B. Angle
Freeport
Harry B.herlocker
Freeort
Grandma Cromley
Henry Richart
Emma ‘Taft
McConnell, m
Ethel Nafe
Chicago
Marvey Nafe
Knipschild
Monroe
John
Samuel Oswalt
John L. Fry
New Glarus
Wis
Buckeye Insurance Company
William Dahme
Clem Walters
A. B. McCammon
Bey
O. R. Newcomb
Lowa
Harles Head
Presbyterian Church
Notable local figure passes away after long illness
The obituary notes the death of a long time resident, who married May Bixby in 1860 and shared forty six years of partnership before her 1896 death. He left five children, with Wesley Clark and Mary Emina surviving him. The piece highlights his lifelong service to the community and his role as a family patriarch.
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May Bixby
Wesley Clark
Mary Emina
Homemaker's Cleaning and Sauce Remedies
Household tips describe a home wash using muriate of ammonia tar tar salts patent lye and water for whitening clothes. Also details a mustard sauce with horseradish basil onion and vinegar to serve with beef, advising cooking and bottling for storage.
Dakota Illinois Correspondent Notes Local News and Death
From Our Own Correspondent Dakota July 81 Mrs A Andre spent days at Ridott visiting friends. Many local visits and calls among residents including Freeport Lena Monroe Milwaukee and Rock City. James A Smith of Knox Ohio died July 26 1906 in Dakota after cancer of bowels. He was a longtime church member and man of means generous to causes.
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A. Andre
Ridott
Runner
Freeport
Jennie Butterfield
Myrtle Frantz
Lilly Stamp
Erwin
Barber
J. Winters
Smith
Oregon
Jacob
Ike Lapp
Good
Sterling
Gen. Lambert
J. R. Young
Watertown
Ill
Jas. Weiler
Benj. Sheckler
May
Lena
Thos. Grissinger
McConnell
D. B. Bobby
James Gibler
P. Leitzell and Son
Bert Young
Rock City
Weimen
Davis
Jas. Young
Smeltzer
Young
Clare Glemm
Jarad Glemm
Bertha Askey
M. BE. Church
Knox County
Ohio
Siphenson County
Cleaning marble with paste and turpentine cures
This passage describes a marble cleaning method using a paste of soda soft soap and whiting applied overnight, washed with soft water and dried with soft cloths. For black marble it recommends spirits of turpentine. It also provides a currant and raspberry shrub recipe: simmer fruit, strain juice, sweeten with sugar, add beaten egg whites, and serve chilled over cracked ice.
Bedstead Attachment Cabinet Improves Reach For Invalids
A recently patented bedstead attachment provides a cabinet with multiple compartments to hold articles within easy reach of an invalid or bed occupant. The device attaches to the bedstead and includes a side brace system to support the cabinet and keep items accessible.
Bedside cabinet with swing hinge for easy reach
A device attaches under a bed using metal rods and clamps with loops. A vertical rod forms a hinge letting the cabinet swing toward the patient or aside when not in use. The clamp arms grip the bed post and are resilient for easy attachment to any bed. Also notes on making cut glass brilliant by washing in warm soapsuds and drying in sawdust.
Good Pure Milk Can Aid Sleep and Nutrition
A traditional note urges drinking good pure milk at night to aid sleep and flesh formation. Consume slowly, sipped over ten minutes, with two glasses if desired.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Ad
A period ad urges buyers to trust Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a reliable, physician endorsed cure. It claims long-standing dealer support and life saving potential when medical help is unavailable, urging immediate purchase.
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Saan
How to Mix Whitewash for Stains and Surfaces
Instructions describe mixing lime slaked with water in a 2 to 3 ratio, stirring to a milk like consistency. A handful of salt is added to prevent white rubbing off, offering a simple coating method.
How to Clean a Burned Baking Dish Without Scraping
Simple method for burned dishes. Place water and ashes in the dish, soak briefly, then the burned surface lifts away without harming the dish.
Care of Vanes: securing vases with sand improves stability
When using valuable vases for table decoration fill with sand. This stabilizes the vases and helps prevent them from being knocked over and broken.
Charcoal as a Dish for Keeping Food Fresh
Charcoal a disinfectant. Place a small dish of charcoal where meat and perishable articles are kept and it will keep them sweet and wholesome. It is a fine disinfectant.
Make a Success of Your Talents on the Chicago Great Western
Opportunity of your life awaits in new towns along the Chicago Great Western Railway openings. Visit E R Magill at Mer township department in Omaha for full information and a copy of Town Talk.
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E.R. Magill
Mer
Omaha
Mr Edisons Borateries and Cobalt Dreams
A quirky note from Harper's Weekly cites Thomas Edison chasing cobalt for cheap, capacious storage batteries that could power self-propelled vehicles. It jokes about battery yards and lost sequels in a playful misprint-like satire on innovation.
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Mr. Edison
Thomas Edison
Cobalt
Harper’s Weekly
Town Board Meeting Notice for August 1
Town Board will hold a regular meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm to audit bills. All residents with town bills must present them at once to Town Clerk Michael Steffen at the Rice Building, 2nd floor.
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Thetown Board
Michael Steffen
Rice Building
Wholesale and Retail Crate Lot Deliveries Notice
J D Wheat offers daily wagon deliveries to the market price of the day. New York Racket Store advertises Duluth and Superior rail routes via Chicago Great Western. Tickets go on sale July 28 and August 11 12 18 for $16.00 with return by July 81 and August 81, good until September 80. Information from Great Western agents.
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J.D. Wheat
New York
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
Chicago Great Western Railway
Great Western
Chicago
Great Aotle Leap Western
Call for Thirteenth Illinois Republican Congressional Convention
The Republican Congressional Convention for Illinois Thirteenth District is called for August 16, 1906, at 1:30 PM in Freeport to nominate a U.S. Representative, elect a Congressional Central Committee, and conduct related business. Delegates are apportioned by county based on Roosevelt and Fairbanks vote totals. eight eight delegates total, with names and counts listed for Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, and Whiteside.
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Republican Congressional Convention
Congressiona
Illinois
Carroll
Congressional Central Committee
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
A. D
Thirteenth
D. L. Miller
Freeport
Jenson
Illinoia
Republican Congressional Committee
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